Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner was impressed by striker Steve Mounie in the build up to the Terriers first win of the season over Fulham on Monday.

The head coach revealed that the Benin international striker, who he described as a "proper fighter", gave a speech to his team mates at the start of the week as the Terriers geared up for the crucial Bonfire Night clash against the struggling Cottagers.

And Wagner was so impressed with the 24-year-old's words that he reused them to inspire his players in the final team meeting ahead of the Premier League match at the John Smith's Stadium.

In his post-match press conference, the boss reflected on Mounie's performance and said: "From the intensity to the fighting spirit, he has given the team exactly what he has to do.

"He is one of the proper fighters in our team.

"He delivered a speech at the beginning of this week, which was very impressive for me and I used some of his sentences today in our last matchday meeting to make everybody aware of what we expect from each other.

"The players, and Steve, have shown this even if, of course, football-wise, can play better, there is not a shadow of a doubt and we have done it better in the last weeks.